HB 255 Alabama House · 2025 Regular Session

Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, State Police Tier II Plan members paid for up to 80 hours unused annual leave over 480 hours per year

HB 255 allows certain law enforcement officers to receive payment for unused annual leave. Specifically, members of the State Police Tier II Plan within the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama are eligible. The bill enables these officers to be paid for up to 80 hours of unused annual leave, provided those hours exceed 480 hours per year.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 11, 2025 Last action Apr 17, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MINOR

This bill was amended to extend a leave payment benefit to State Police Tier II Plan members of the Employees' Retirement System of Alabama, who were previously excluded from this provision. The bill also updated formatting and page numbering throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include State Police Tier II Plan members in addition to existing law enforcement officers and correctional employees who were already eligible for leave payment benefits.

ELIGIBILITY

Added eligibility for State Police Tier II Plan members to receive payment for up to 80 hours per year of accrued and unused annual leave in excess of 480 hours.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identification codes and page headers from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' status with revised tracking numbers.

Reformatted the annual leave accumulation table to include specific time increments (hours and minutes) rather than just whole hours.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending Committee Action in Second House (Finance and Taxation General Fund)

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass as Amended - Adopted Roll Call 849

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Motion to Adopt - Adopted Roll Call 848

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means General Fund Engrossed Substitute Offered (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported Out of Committee House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Introduced

Ways and Means General Fund 1st Amendment (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

Feb 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Pending Committee Action in House of Origin (Ways and Means General Fund)

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors